Token games on Telegram once exploded strongly in 2024, but are currently facing a severe decline in player numbers. Popular titles like Hamster Kombat, Moonbix, and Cat Gold Miner have continuously reported a significant drop in participation week by week, raising major questions about the future of this trend.
Reasons why token games are losing their appeal
1. Unsustainable model:
• Most games rely on a token reward system that has no real value. When the token price drops sharply, the incentive to participate also disappears.
• Games like Moonbix and Cat Gold Miner once attracted tens of thousands of players, but the drop in token prices has made profits no longer attractive.
2. High competition:
• The emergence of other GameFi projects on more complex and professional blockchain platforms (such as Ethereum, Solana) has made Telegram token games less attractive.
3. Lack of innovation:
• Most token games have simple and repetitive gameplay, causing players to quickly lose interest.
• Hamster Kombat, once highly rated, has also fallen into this situation with no significant new features.
4. Scam risks:
• Many token game projects lack transparency and are easily labeled as scams. This causes players to lose trust in the entire trend.
Prediction: The token game trend will end in early 2025
• Given the current situation, many experts predict that the token game trend on Telegram will collapse in Q1 2025.
• The main reason is the shift of players to other more sustainable platforms and the gradual decline of Play-to-Earn in simpler games.
What will happen next?
• Smaller community: Telegram token games may not disappear completely, but will become a niche market for a loyal group of players.
• Model transition: Projects that can transition from P2E model to SocialFi or integrate more complex blockchain features.
Although it was once a prominent trend, token games on Telegram are showing their limitations. Without a breakthrough change, 2025 could mark the end of a short-lived but tumultuous trend.